5:30pm Bedtime Update

I am still in shock that Kaili, Dakota and Kyra-Joy slept the entire night. We woke Kaili up at 6am to get ready for school and Kyra-Joy woke up around the same time. Dakota slept until 7:15am. Obviously, they really needed that sleep.

5:30 Bedtime Tonight

Yes, your reading it right, I got the kids to bed at 5:30pm tonight. You know your kids need rest when falling asleep at the dinner table. This is a first, I have never gotten them to bed that early before. But I must confess......IT IS NICE!!! IS THAT QUIET I HEAR.......OH MY GOSH IT IS, SO THAT IS WHAT PEACE AND QUIET SOUNDS LIKE. I like it :) I will finish a few cleaning items and then off to bed with a good book to end the day.


SLEEP WELL MY LITTLE ANGELS!!!

Kaili as Police Woman in her Pre-K Performance

Bravo...Bravo that is what all the moms and dads of the Walter Bickett Education Centers Pre-K Program were saying tonight. The children had a phenomenal performance of singing and dancing. Kaili had a star performance. Enjoy the pictures from her debut.

To all the moms

Thanks Aunt Sharon for sharing. I really enjoyed this, I hope you enjoy as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jaujFS5EH4

No intelligence allowed The movie

No intelligence allowed The movie.

To be released in theaters Spring of 2008 - April 18



Dear friends: Have you heard about this new movie coming out soon, written and narrated by intellectual and creative "genius" Ben Stein? He explores how scientists and scholars are being fired and students persecuted for merely asking questions.

See the trailer at http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playgroundvideo3.swf

The movie's Web site is at http://www.expelledthemovie.com/

Princess Kaili and Kyra-Joy

The Chick-Fil-A in Monroe, had a Princess Diva Party for all princesses. Cinderella and Belle arrived for picture taking. The princesses could get their face painted and nails polished, it was very crowded but something fun to do.

The Brick

THE BRICK

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared . Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother, 'he said. 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of hiswheelchair and I can't lift him up.' Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.' Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.

He sends you flowers every spring.

He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!


God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

Kaili lost her first tooth

Kaili lost her first tooth on Monday March 31st while eating an apple at school. Her teacher sent it home in a plastic bag so she could put it under her pillow for the tooth fairy. Well let me tell you, that tooth fairy has increased her giving over the years. From a few cents to a few dollars...how generous.

Dining Room Dilema Over

Finally a finished Dining Room. After many long nights discussing how we were going to paint the room, we FINISHED. Here is what we decided....

Easter 2008

Here are a few pics from our Easter. Grandmom Arnold made the girls beautiful dresses and the Easter bunny visited Aunt Holly and Uncle Franks house. What a day.